News

April 30, 2003

The Scariest Stories Are True

By Jeff Howell

April 29, 2003

Athletics Fees Strike Out

By Jason La Staff Writer Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer

Several programs were seeking new fees to support recreational and varsity athletics. None of the fees were approved by voters in last week's campuswide election, despite a high turnout that meant a lower percentage of v...

April 29, 2003

Friendly Fighting Leads to Severe Neck Injury

By Daniel Haier

A UCSB student was listed in fair condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Monday, two days after incurring a severe neck injury during a front lawn wrestling accident in front of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity hou...

April 29, 2003

Police Add 3 Defendants to Murder Case

By Daniel Haier Staff Writer Drew Mackie Staff Writer

Four suspects in the April 19 shooting death of a 23-year-old Goleta man are scheduled for arraignment this Friday on charges including first-degree murder with special circumstances, conspiracy to commit murder, possess...

April 29, 2003

Hillel Holds Vigil To Remember Holocaust Victims

By Travis Hunter

UCSB Hillel began a 24-hour name-reading of Holocaust victims last night in front of the UCen. A vigil will be held tonight at 8 upon the completion of the reading. The vigil is part of a week of Holocaust remembrance he...

April 29, 2003

Cyclist Survives Collision With Truck

By Kristina Ackermann

A German tourist was hit by a tow truck on April 25, dragged behind it for 200 feet and taken to the hospital with what a fire department spokesman called "major road rash." Uwe Walter Shoppel was airlifted by the Califo...

April 28, 2003

S.A.C. Triumphs in A.S. Election

By Travis Hunter

For the second straight year, the Student Action Coalition has gone undefeated in the A.S. elections. The party secured all four executive offices and all 19 of the Legislative Council seats it contested. President-elect...

April 28, 2003

‘Hurricane’ Blows Through Isla Vista

By Drew Atkins

Former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 22 years in prison for murder before his eventual exoneration, introduced the movie loosely based on his life, "The Hurricane," before a packed Isla Vista Theater Saturday...

April 28, 2003

UCSB Students Rally for Tibet

By Lacadia Olsen

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Approximately 30 people - including several representatives from UCSB's chapter of Students for a Free Tibet - gathered outside the Chinese Consulate on Friday. The students were recognizing the 14t...

April 28, 2003

UCSB Kicks Off Queer Pride Week

By Stephanie Tavares

Today is the first day of Queer Pride Week - a week of discussion, exploration and celebration of queer culture at UCSB. The week's events will include an ice cream social, drag show, queer wedding and two nights of film...

April 28, 2003

Local Boy Sets Mattress on Fire; Sister Douses Blaze

By Daniel Haier

A four-year-old Santa Maria resident has his sister to thank after she extinguished a small blaze he began while his parents were away. The boy allegedly set fire to a mattress Thursday while playing with matches in his ...

April 25, 2003

GPAC Greets New A.S. Voice

By Jason La

A new Associated Students representative, President Chrystine Lawson, sat on the PAC/GPAC committee Thursday night when it met to discuss housing options in Isla Vista once the I.V. Master Plan is implemented.

April 25, 2003

New Grant To Benefit Local TV Productions

By Jeff Balao Reporter

The South Coast Community Media Access Center (CMAC) is offering grants ranging from $500 to $1,500, to local video producers. The recipients are to use the money to create and compile a five to 30-minute video exhibitin...

April 25, 2003

Campbell Hall Spotlight To Shine on Pilipino Culture

By Travis Hunter

The 12th annual Pilipino Cultural Night, to be held at Campbell Hall at 4 p.m. Saturday, will consist of a presentation of the theatrical production "Two Worlds Apart: Eskarp of the Heart."

April 25, 2003

Greeks Seek to Draw Blood at Benefit Drive

By Kristina Ackermann

Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Phi are sponsoring a blood drive today from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in front of the Fiji house at 765 Embarcadero del Norte. All donations will go to the Tri-C...

April 25, 2003

Jackson Wants Tree Framework to Stand

By Jenny Mayock

The California State Assembly's Natural Resources Committee passed a resolution April 7 criticizing the changes recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service to the 2001 Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Ame...